Aquatic doll



Oct. 20, 1925. 1,558,200

' A. 'E. MURPHY AQUATIC DOLL Filed Aug. 17, 1922 atl'or no.1 5.

Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALBERT E. MURPHY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

, 1 AQUATIC DOLL.

Application filed August 17, 1922.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALnnn'r E. MURPHY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have'invented new and useful ln'iprovoments inAquatic Dolls, oi which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to dolls and more particularly those of the aquaticvariety, the invention having for its principal objcct the provision ofa doll which will float in upright position when placed in the water andwhich will afford much amusement to children while bathing.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide an inflatable doll ofthe above mentioned character which may be deflated and packed in asmall space for shipment or storage.

The invention also has for an object to "furnish a doll of the kindstated whi h will be strong and durable and which may be cheaplymanufactured.

lVith the above and other objects in view as will become more apparent.as the description proceeds, the invention comprises a novel combinationand arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and inorder that the same may be better understood, reference is had to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a doll embodying my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof".

Referring specifically to the drawing wherein like reference charactersdesignate like parts throughout, numeral 5 denotes a bathing suit ofrubberized cloth within which is located a toy balloon 6, the same beinginserted through a hole 5 in back of the bathing suit 5, in a deflatedcondition after which itmay be inflated by means of the usual nipple ("3which is positioned in registry with the hole 5 oi the suit. The arms 7of the doll are made of: wood or other buoyant material and areinsertible through the sleeves '7" from the inside and their inner endsare provided with lateral enlargements 7 whereby the outward pas A sagethereof will be limited, the stitching of the sleeve 7 to the suit 5serving as a reinforcement of the sleeve hole and preventing stretchingthereof to permit the outward passage of the enlarged end ot the arms.

Serial no. 582,455.

It will be understood that the arms may be placed in position bciore theballon 6 is inflated or prior to placing the same in the suit 5; andthat inflation thereof will prevent backing of the arms through thesleeve. The head 8 is made of wort. balsa or some other very lightmaterial and the neck tapers outwardly at its base to comform to therotund configuration of the doll, this outwardly tapered portionextending beneath and beingsewed to the elastic neck band 8" ofrelatively heavy rubber sheeting so that when the balloon is inflated itwill be. pressed upwardly against the neck band 8 and firmly held inplace.

The legs 9 of wood orother suitable material are provided withenlargedlmobs 9 on their upper ends and are insertible from the insidethrough leg holes in the su t 5 which latter are surrounded byreinforcing fabric portions 9 ai-isimulating the legs of the suit, thebottom edges oiiwhich are ornamentally fringed as shown in the drawing.These reinforcing: portions or suit legs 9 serve to prevent the enlargedknobs 9 from being forced through. the leg openings in the suit uponinflation of: the balloon 6. vllach leg 9 has a lead bar 10 therein tocause the doll to maintain a vertical and partially submerged positionin the water.

From the foregoing description read in connection with the accompanyingdrawing. the novel features of my doll will be readily understood.

The lead bars 10 in the legs will be of sutficient weight to submergethe lower body of the doll and will maintain the same in a verticalposition when in the water. The head and arms being of light buoyantmaterial will not counteract the eltect of the weighted legs. .Theopening 5 shown may be a slit if desired so that the nipple 6 will beconcealed from view when the balloon is inflated.

While I have described and illustrated the preferred embodiment ot myinvention. it will be understood that I do not propose to limit myselfto the specific details set forth. since various changes andmodifications will immediately suggest themselves t those skilled in theart within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A doll comprising a fabric body portime having openings therein,limbs of relatively stiff material carried by said body portion andextending from certain of said openings, enlargements formed at theinner ends of said limbs and extending beyond the edges of theirrespective openings, and an inflatable sack insertible into said fabricbody portion through another of said open ings for expanding and fillingsaid body portion, and pressing said enlargements a ainst the sides ofsaid openings for maintaining said limbs in place. 7

2. ii doll comprising a fabric body portion having openings therein,limbs of relatively stitt' material carried by said body portion andextending outwardly from certain of said openings in which they arefreely positioned, enlargements formed at the inner ends of said limbsand extending laterally beyond the edges of their respective openingswhereby to limit outward movement or said limbs, means insertiblethrough another of said openings for filling said body portion andmaintaining the shapethereof, and said above mentioned means alsoengaging and pressing said limb enlargements against the sides o'f saidopenings for maintaining said limbs in place.

3. A. doll comprising a tabric body portion having openings therein,limbs ot relatively stifi' material carried by said body portion andextending outwardly from cers tain of said openings in which they arefreely positioned, enlargements formed at the inner ends of said limbsand extending laterally beyond the edges of their respective openingswhereby to limit outward movement of said limbs, buoyant meansinsertible through another of said openings for filling said bodyportion andmaintaining the shape thereof, said above mentioned meansalsoengaging and pressing said limb enlargen'ients against the sides ofsaid open ings for maintaining said limbs in place, and weights carriedby the outwardly extending portions of certain 0t said limbs formaintaining the body portion of the doll in an upright positionespecially when floating in water, said weights also constituting ameans secondary to said body portion filling means for maintainin theenlarged inner ends of their limbs in intimate con tact with the part ofthe fabric body portion adjacent the limb openings.

st. An aquatic doll comprising a substantially hollow body portionhaving leg openings therein and a relatively enlarged opening for thereception of a buoyant member, weighted legs insertible through saidenlarged opening and positioned in said leg openings, said legs havingenlargements at their upper ends, the dimensions of which are greaterthan the dimensions oi said leg openings whereby when said doll isafloat the said enlarged portions will engage the inner walls of saidopenings.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

ALBERT E. MURPHY.

